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Xi Jinping (center) greets the media at the Great Hall of the People on Nov. 15, 2012, in Beijing. China's Communist Party revealed the new Politburo Standing Committee after its 18th congress. At this week's 20th congress, Xi is expected to be granted another term as head of the party and military.

What Xi Jinping's decade in power means for people in China — in their own words

Xi Jinping has become China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong. NPR has been speaking with a broad range of Chinese people about the impact he has had. Here is what four of them had to say.

President Joe Biden delivers a speech on voting rights at the National Constitution Center, on July 13, 2021, in Philadelphia.

In a nod to JFK, Biden pushing 'moonshot' to fight cancer

He was traveling to Boston to draw attention to a new federally backed study that seeks evidence for using blood tests to screen against cancers.

Liotta's acting spanned four decades, where he put his stamp on crime and gangster films.

'Goodfellas' star Ray Liotta dead at 67

According to his publicist, the actor died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, where he was shooting a movie.

Naina Agrahari, 24, with her newborn son, Vehant Singh, at her mother's home in northern Mumbai.

This baby could push India past China to become the world's most populous country

Any day now, the United Nations will declare India's population the largest in the world. The country's next generation is poised to be healthier, more literate — and more female — than ever before.

San Diego Chargers team president and CEO Dean Spanos looks on during the second half of an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, in San Diego.

Chargers owner Dean Spanos accused by sister of fiduciary mismanagement

The lawsuit, filed by Dea Spanos Berberian, escalates the battle over control of the NFL franchise.

Data centers have become integral to a global economy that's powered by digital information. However, many of the facilities depend on water to keep from overheating. That is further straining water resources in places like California, where Lake Oroville is almost dry due to severe drought that's being fueled by climate change.

Data centers, backbone of the digital economy, face water scarcity and climate risk

About 20% of data centers in the United States already rely on watersheds that are under moderate to high stress from drought and other factors. However, few companies are talking about the issue.

Killing of al-Qaida leader renews tensions with the Taliban

How Afghan citizens and the Taliban government are reacting to the revelation that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was living among them and was killed in a U.S. drone strike last Sunday.

Hryhorii, a member of the Ukrainian military, hugs his wife Oksana, whom he had not seen for nearly a year, after she fled from the Russian-occupied Novomykhailivka village and arrived by car at an evacuation point for people fleeing Mariupol, Melitopol and the surrounding towns under Russian control, on Monday, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 2)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A man looks at a five-story residential buildings in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, on April 10, 2022.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 10)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Protesters from San Diego 350 blocked two of the entrances to SEMPRA Energy's offices in downtown San Diego Wednesday June 6, 2022.

San Diego protesters call out Sempra for environmental degradation

The Fortune 500 energy company is under fire from climate advocates who say the firm prioritizes profits over the planet’s climate.

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